May 31, 2021Reflections inspired by a cranky headI’ve been feeling a bit tired over the last few days and I’ve had a headache, that’s gone now though. When I don’t feel great I’m often thrown back to the accident and getting better afterwards. When my head gets cranky, which is the most common form of pain for…4 min read4 min read
Mar 5, 2021Cat food, Christmas presents and CapoeiraI was on my way home in Ft Greene, Brooklyn with a bag full of cat food and Christmas presents. A week later I was meant to be flying back to Australia for Christmas for the first time in five or so years. I would always go back in August…4 min read4 min read
Feb 25, 2021A crocodile is just a crocodile[in honor of having a dream with lots of crocodiles in it last night-this piece was written for the Bay Area Writing Project Digital Paper a little while ago] I gave up analyzing my dreams a long time ago. A crocodile is a crocodile, a bear is a bear and…3 min read3 min read
Feb 15, 2021Process check-#1I’ve just now posted my second post here in Medium. I’ve had a Medium account for a while but more for reading other people. Last November I kind of did NaNoWriMo but informally. The goal is to write 50, 000 words in a month. You don’t go back and edit…2 min read2 min read
Feb 15, 2021How a clot almost killed me-The Accident #2Just as my left eye was starting to open letting me see little bits of where I was I had a massive pulmonary embolism that made me go into cardiac arrest for 8 minutes, then a minute and a half. When I went to the dental clinic at Bellevue as…4 min read4 min read
Feb 13, 2021The summer of jigsaw puzzles, Obamacare and a “new” nose[I’m taking the plunge to write about the accident so this will come in spurts] The summer after the accident was the summer of Obamacare and I spent countless hours doing jigsaw puzzles and listening to public radio. …5 min read5 min read
